Getting Started Developers and the ExactTarget API

This page contains conceptual and procedural information about connecting your development environment to the ExactTarget web services API and accomplishing some basic tasks via the API.

Connecting Your Development Environment

Before you can interact with the ExactTarget web service API, you must first configure your development environment to connect with the API. Click the appropriate link below to access instructions on how to configure your specific development environment.

In the sample code examples you find in the web service API documentation, you will see references to etIntegrationFramework, partnerAPI, or other such entities. These represent the name of the proxy to the web service API. You will need to change those instances to the appropriate proxy name for your development environment in order to compile the code sample and use it in your development environment.

WSDL Links

You can access the SOAP API WSDL at the link below:

S1 Instance

https://webservice.exacttarget.com/etframework.wsdl

S4 Instance

https://webservice.s4.exacttarget.com/etframework.wsdl

S6 Instance

https://webservice.s6.exacttarget.com/etframework.wsdl

S7 Instance

https://webservice.s7.exacttarget.com/etframework.wsdl

Production Support Instance

https://webservice.test.exacttarget.com/etframework.wsdl

Endpoint Links

Use the following endpoints when connection your development environment:

S1 Instance

https://webservice.exacttarget.com/Service.asmx

S4 Instance

https://webservice.s4.exacttarget.com/Service.asmx

S6 Instance

https://webservice.s6.exacttarget.com/Service.asmx

S7 Instance

https://webservice.s7.exacttarget.com/Service.asmx

Production Support Instance

https://webservice.test.exacttarget.com/Service.asmx

NOTE: You must contact your ExactTarget representative to receive access to the Production Support SOAP API endpoint.

Basic API Tasks

You can use the web service API to accomplish several different tasks, but the tasks listed below represent some of the most basic and essential functions you can perform. Using the instructions available by clicking the links below, you can create the subscribers and lists necessary to send your first email.